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Good Grub Under Ten Bucks

All cheapo foodsters know about $1.50 banh mi sandwiches from Saigon Deli. But what about all those non-white-people foods on the counter? They are strange and unfamiliar and oddly beautiful, and if you're ready to try something new, here's an easy first step: Try the little rolls that look like fat white slugs with colorful things inside. They are rice-flour wraps that contain shrimp, green onion, and carrot—and they cost $1.75. They're called a banh bot loc, which you should say like this: "bun boat lock." Kind of like softer, gooier spring rolls, they're served at room temperature with a side of sweet dipping sauce. They look weird, but they taste like old friends.